Cuspidor-carrier.



LG. BRAND;

CUSPIDOR CARRIER.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 29. mm

@116 1M1 m Patented Apr. 30, 1918.

THOMAS Gr. BRAND, OF CALVIN, NORTH DAKOTA.

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Specification of Letters Patent. Patentgd Apr 30, 1918 Application filed March 29, 1917. Serial No. 158,429.

' To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, TII-IoMAs G. BRAND, a citizen of the United States, residing at Cal'- vin, in the county of Cavalier, State of North Dakota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in CuspidonCa-rriers; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use. the same.

a This invention relates to improvements in V carriers for cuspldors and the like, and has for an object to provide an article of this character, the construction of which is such as to permit of placing a cuspidor therein, lifting, carrying and emptying the same, all without touching it with and soiling the hands.

A further object of the invention is to provide a cuspidor carrier of simple, novel and inexpensive construction which may be quickly and conveniently adjusted to cuspidors of difi'erent size and which may furthermore be readily manipulated to tilt, and completely empty the contents of the cuspidors.

With the above and other objects of similar nature in view, the invention consists in the construction, combination and arrangement of parts, set forth in and falling within the scope of the appended claim.

In the drawing Figure 1 is a front elevation of a carrier constructed in accordance with the invention, showing in dotted lines the cuspidors in position.

Fig. 2 is a top plan view.

Fig. 3 is a side elevation.

Fig. i is a vertical section taken on the line H of Fig. 3. V

Fig. 5 is a view similar to Fig. 1 looking from the opposite side of the device; and,

Fig. 6 is a perspective view illustrating the manner of manipulating the carrier to empty the cuspidors.

Referring now more particularly to the accompanying drawing, the improved carrier is shown generally at 10, and comprises a base 11, preferably constructed of sheet metal, the ends 12, of which are approxi mately circular in form and are connected by means of a reduced integral neck 13. The circular end portions of the base are each adapted to receive and support thereon a cuspidor, as shown in dotted lines Fig. 1,

and have their marginal edges remote from the neck 13, inclined downwardly as at 14 to permit of a cuspidor being conveniently slid thereupon by a slight push of the operators foot." lhere is also carried at diametrically opposite sides of the end portion 12 upwardly flanged members 15 which serve to engage and preventlateral displacement of the cuspidors from the base as will be understood.

-Disposed centrally of, and suitably 'secured to the neck 13 is an upwardly opening socket 16, in which is engaged and sup ported the lower end of an upr1ght'17, the

upper end thereof carrying a pivoted handlelS freely movable in a plane transversely of the base. The upright 17 is secured in its socket 16 by means of bolts 19 and is pro vided adjacent its upper end with a vertical series of apertures 20. Supported for vertical adjustment upon the upright 17 toward and away from the base 11, is a menr ber 21 carrying at its ends pairs of resilient arms 22 oppositely curved and relatively yieldablc to snugly embrace the neck of a cuspidor. Each of these pairs of arms 22 is disposed directly above the corresponding end portion'of the base and serves to maintain a cuspidor in position upon the letter, when the carrier is manipulated to empty the cuspidors as will subsequently be plained. To adjustably secure the member 21 to the upright, there is engaged therethrough and through one or the apertures 20 a bolt 23 on which is engaged and tightened a wing nut 24-.

Inorder to permit of tilting the carrier when it is desired to empty the contents of the cuspidor, there is carried by the handle 18 a pivot-ed catch 25, provided at its free end with a hook 26, a keeper 27 being secured to the neck 13 adjacent the socket and provided with an opening 28 in which the hooked end of the catch is adapted to removably engage to retain the handle 18 in an angular position with respect to the base as shown most clearly in Fig. 6. In using the carrier a cuspidor is positioned upon Fig. (5, and the catch engaged with the keeper as above explained. o By now gras} ing the handle and lifting the carrier the cuspidors will by force of gravity swing to the position'shown in Fig. 6 and thus discharge their contents into a receptacle provided for the purpose. The catch is then released from the keeper, after which the cuspidors may be washed and returned to their places as is evident.

There is thus provided an article through the medium or" which cnspidors and like receptacle may be lifted, carried, Washed and returned to their places Without bringing the hands into contact therewith at any time.

A carrier of the chancter described, c0111- prisinp; a base having slightly inclined op- ;Gapiea oi this patent may be obtained {or posite ends, an upright centrally olf said case and inning a pivota' handle :l'rccly movable tlilllS'YClflfiQljf of the base, rcitical adjustable resilient clamps projecling horizontally from opposite sides of said iipriglil, and opening in the direction of the ends of said base, a keeper on the base at one Side oi? the upright, and a sn 'ingingcatch on the handle for engaging the keeper on, tilting said handle in one dircclion to lock it angnlady for holding receptacles when engaged in the clamps in pouring position.

In testimony whereof, l nllix ni signature in the presence of two witnesses.

TllOlili -ib (l. ERAS l).

\Vitnesses ARCHIE tllLLnns, J. A. MOOALL'UM.

Washington, D. (2. 

